When Yun Lintian thought about the poison, the first thing that came to his mind was the Poison Valley, but he had no proof. However, if it was truly the Poison Valley's deeds, he wouldn't be surprised at all. He understood how terrifying of them. The only thing he did not understand was their purpose by doing this in this barren place.
Yun Lintian's group followed the Black Eagle Bandit Group for two hours before arriving at a bandit camp. The camp is located on a small hill, surrounded by a forest. Strong iron fences were erected around the camp, could barely protect against a low-level Profound Beast.
Smoke rose, twenty-odds men gathered around a massive fireplace, chatting and joking around to ease the coldness. When they heard a carriage's sound coming, they immediately looked toward the entrance and saw their leader had come back with a considerable amount of goods.
"Leader!" They shouted in unison and went to help Wu Zuo pulling the carriage into the camp.
Wu Zuo jumped down from the carriage and asked a man with a crooked nose nearby him, "How's the situation?"
The crooked nose man answered with a confident smile, "Everything is going smoothly. The second and third teams have already returned with a large amount of food. We can last for a year without a problem." He paused for a moment and continued with a lewd grin, "Of course, they've brought several high-graded women as well. I heard they are a former imperial city's courtesan."
Wu Zuo was surprised. He didn't understand. Why would these courtesans appear around here? Had they retired and chose to live peacefully in the countryside?
He gave a slight nod and said, "Bring everything to the warehouse first." Following that, he headed back to his residence, planning to take a good sleep after a long journey.
Two hundred meters away from the bandit camp, Yun Lintian's group sat calmly around a round wooden table, enjoying a sumptuous dinner under a large beach umbrella.
Yun Huanxin moved her chopsticks, stuffing a roasted wild boar's meat into her mouth while using her Spiritual Sense to observe the bandit camp.
Her moving hand suddenly halted, and a disgusting expression appeared on Yun Huanxin's face as she said, "Shameless! How could these women try to please these beasts who captured them to this place?"
Yun Lintian looked at Yun Huanxin's expression, and he could guess more or less about the situation in the camp. Without a doubt, she had seen an unhealthy scene over there.
He used his chopsticks to pick a piece of stir-fried chicken and put it in Yun Huanxin's bowl. He said with a smile, "It's simple. They just want to live."
Yun Huanxin did not eat the stir-fried chicken right away. She responded with a frown, "How could they continue to live like this? Where is their dignity? I would rather die than living in such a manner."
It wasn't that Yun Huanxin was naïve, but she did not understand these women's choices. To her, there was no point in living further after going through all of this. She would try her best to end her life if it was her.
Yun Lintian chuckled slightly. "You're underestimating human's fear of death." He took a sip of hot tea and said further, "For a practitioner who is teetering between life and death often like us, death is nothing but the end of the road. But to them, death is scarier than anything in this world. And the so-called dignity is useless in front of death. You can still live without it, and maybe you will have a chance to reverse your own fate one day. But… it's impossible when you're dead."
Yun Huanxin fell into deep thought. She understood Yun Lintian's words, but she could not convince herself to choose this choice if it was her. Perhaps she had forgotten that many people did not even have a chance to make a choice.
Yun Qianxue glanced at Yun Lintian briefly and continued to eat. The more she listened to his words, the more curious she had become. She was wondering what kind of experience he had been through in his past life.
Suddenly, Yun Huanxin's expression change drastically. She hurriedly said, "They are going to do something on a group of newly brought women. I must stop them now."
Yun Lintian nodded his head. Since that was the case, he could not simply observe further. The three of them quickly rushed to the bandit camp right away.
At this moment, several women were standing in a row in the camp with their backs leaning on the cabin's wall. They looked at the hideous bandits in front of them with fear as they kept shivering in despair. At this moment, they were no different from goods awaited to be chosen.
"Brother Sun, I will let you choose first." The crooked nose man said with a smirk.
Sun Qiang laughed out loud and pointed at the pitiful woman that he whipped hours ago. Although her current appearance was unpleasant to his eyes because of dirt, it could not hide her beautiful face from him.
The woman trembled in horror. Her face was pale as a white sheet. Even though she had mentally prepared for this beforehand, the reality was entirely different. Suppressing the fear in her heart, she looked at Sun Qiang and said pleadingly, "Can you let my daughter go? I promise I'll wholeheartedly serve you with no rejection."
Sun Qiang was surprised by the woman's courage. When she raised her head, he could take a look at her beautiful face clearly for the first time.
The woman had a good proportion face. Whether it was her slender brows, thin lips like a petal, or a pair of stubborn eyes, without a doubt, she was the most beautiful woman among the group of women.
"Damn! Brother Sun got the top quality one!" A nearby bandit said enviously when he saw the woman's face.
The other bandits also nodded their heads in agreement. Especially the crooked nose bandit. He felt regret for giving Sun Qiang the first to choose.
Sun Qiang laughed heartily and asked interestingly. "What's your name?"
The woman's hands were shaken in fright, but she managed to answer, "My name is Yun Ci. Here is my daughter, Yun Xian. Please don't hurt her! As long as you promise, I'll do as I said." She pointed at an eight-year-old girl with a ponytail among the group of children.
Sun Qiang didn't bother to look at Yun Xian. His mouth crooked into a lustful grin as he said, "Sure." His answer brought Yun Ci relief, but his following sentence made her body turned cold instantly.
Sun Qiang smiled mockingly and signaled the bandit beside him to get Yun Xian. He looked at Yun Ci and said, "If you're not obedient, I will kill your daughter!"